Elderly Pedestrian Killed By Minivan

An elderly Far Rockaway woman was struck and killed by a minivan last Thursday afternoon on Beach 8 Street, police said. Anna Kurilova, 86, was taken to nearby St. John’s Episcopal Hospital where she was pronounced dead less than an hour later. Police said the driver, Boris Kantor, was issued a breathalyzer at the scene and did not have alcohol in his system. He was not charged with any crime but the accident will undergo further investigation, according to a police source. Photo: NYPD Highway Unit officer interviews the driver who struck and killed an 86-year-old woman.